Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 50, Number 85, Decatur, Adams County, 9 April 1952 — Page 7

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 9, 1952

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Team's Power Question Mark For Cleveland Shreveport, La., ,Apr. 9—(UP)— If Cleveland’s power keeps pace with its pitching, the Indians should win in a walk. As the start of the regular 1952 season jtears, manager Al Lopez refuses to concede that the world champion Yankees are |n any way superior to hik Indians. Iri fact, the Cleveland chief feels his team is. better. * . “Naturally,’’ he declared, “we respect the Yankees because they kvon last year.and they still have a stEftng dub. But 1 feel we have a better one“My| players have more confidence about them now than they had last spring. We're improved at almost every position, particularly around shortstop and second base. Up to now. I’d say, shortstop. Ray Boone is the most improved player on the club.” Boone and second baseman Roberto Avila give the Indians a capable,keystone combination that seemed suddenly to find itself r in mid-season of 1951. ? Al Rosen, Cleveland's home run. king who struck a slump in 1951, is convinced he has overcome a faulty hitch in his swing at the plate and also is concentrating on sharpening his defensive work at third base. . i \ “The knee that bothered Liike Easterdast sdason seems to be all right again,” says’Lopez, “ft hasn't- been giving him any trouble and we’re expecting him to have a good year.” , Just in Easter should bog down, ’Harry (Suitcase) Simpson might be called in from the outfield to play first base. Simpson, the loose, gangling type, has hand-

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1 led first base at times this spring and showed well enough. Veterans Snuffy Stirnweiss and Merrill Combs, both of whom were with the club last yean probably will be used to fill in occasionally. Dale Mitchell, Larry Doby and bullet-armed Bob ’Kennedy have the first call in the outfield .but Lope admits he would like to Uncover one more good right-handed hitting outfielder. ; The player he is looking for could turn out to be broad-shouldf ered Jim Fridley, who powered Opposing pitches to all corners of the lot since .the start of spring training. Fridley, who used to play tackle for West Virginia University, has exhibited tremendous power and, according to Lopez, might crash his way into Cleveland's regular line-up if he continues to go well. if inexperience catches up wijth him, though, Paul Lehner, Barney McCoskey and Pistol Pete Reiser are on hand to help out in the outfield. The Indians' pitching staff comes, dose to being the best in the majors, if not in all baseball. Bob Feller, looking every bit as good as he did last season wlien. he won 23 games, heads the staff, followed by sinker ace Bdb Lemon, hard throwing Mike Garcia, and control specialist Early V/ynn. “I’m only hoping my hitters (lo as well as the pitchers," says Lopez. -Hf they do. I'm sure h'e wnii’t have any trouble.” 5 j A fifth possible starter is. rangy Sad Sam Jones, who won 16 garner wi(h San Diego last season and ■was the strikeout champion of the Pacific Coast league. Called the outstanding pitching prospect to at rive in the majors in many years. Jones Was hampered by a sore shoulder this spring but now shows signs of throwing wuth his natural, free, easy motion again. Bob Chakales and Dick Rozek also have pitched well at times this spring and either one is capable of starting, if he has to. Lefthander Lou Brissie and Steve Gro- . -J ■ : < ' \ .

mek take care of thq Indiana’ relief pitching. In heads-up Jim Hegan, Cleveland has one o f the shrewdest ca(chers in the big leagues and one of the best handlers of pitchers. ..Lirdie Tebbetts also will be on hand to spell Hegan during doubleheaders. Lack of power spelled the Indians* downfall last season but Lopez is confident that calamity j won’t befall his club again. Jackets, Reserves Beaten By Central Fort Wayne Central trackmen swamped the Decatur Yellow Jackets in both varsity and reserve team meets at South Side stadium in Fort Wayne Tuesday. , ■ The Central yarsity scored a g's--1.6i yictory and the Central reserves a 94-lb triumph. H Jim Mopes was the only Decatur entrant to cop a first place, winning the 44&-y<jrd run. The best effort for [the reserves was a three-way til? by Secuur for first place in the high jump. The Jackets will compete in a triangular njeet with Huptington and Columbia City at Huntington this [afternoon. I The summaries: ji < i Varsity Meet I' 100-yard dash: Guy (C) first; Walker (C) second; Storey (C) third. Time—lo.9._ J 220-yard dash: Walker (C) and jGuy(C) tied for first and second; Sudduth (D> third. Time—24.4. 440 yard run: Moses (D) first; Overholt (C) second; Sparks (C) |third. Time 54.7. j S&D-yard run: Norris (C) first; Brpdner (D» second; White (C) third.i Time—2:ll.7. Mile run: Curtis (C) firsit;.Slusher (C) second; Engle (D) third.\ Time—4 High hurdles: Simmons (C) first; Kendrick (C) second; Thompsoil (D) third. Time—l6.s. Lk>w hurdles: Simmons (C) first; Kendrick (C) second; Thompson (D) third, Time —22.1. Broad jump: Simmons (C) first; Guy (C) Second; Kendrick (C) ihird. Distance—lS ft. *lO in. High jump: Jones (C) first; ' Kohne (L ) and Norris’ (C) lied for second and third. Height—s ft. 8 in. ' ( Pole vault: Wilson (C> firit': Guy (C) second; Secauij (D) third. Height—ll ft. 'j ’ ; Shotput: Engsiey j(C) firsjt; Jones (C) second; Lobsiger (D) third. Distance —42 ft. 1 in. Mile relay: Won by Central (Overholt, Adams, Sparks, Norris). Time—3t 47.7. Half-mile relay; Won by Central (Simmons, Guy, Walker, Kendricjr). .Time—l:4o.4. ‘ . Reserve Meet High hurdles: Moore (C) first; Sehieferstein (D) second. Time—,l9.7. | 100-yarC d*sh: Price (C) first; Jackson (Cf second; Krick (D) third. Tipie—ll.3. Mile run: Mulecul (C) first; Chapman (C) second", Wims (C) third. Time —5:10. 44t4yard run: Baulkey (C) first; Boney (C) second; Schaffer (D) third. Tirpe—s9. .. Low ihprdles: Moore (C) first; Kelso (C> second; Eley (D) third. Time —24.5. < m 880-yard. run: Mulecul ((?) first; Schmitt (C) second: Chapman (C) :thiid. Time—2:l6.2. iBO-yprd dash: Jackson (C) first; Price (C) second; Krick (D) third. Time—2s.s. Mile relay: Won by Central. Time -4:06.7. Half-mile relay: Won by Central. 'Time —D-48.5. ? I ■ \ ( Shotput: Neer (C) first: Dowdell (C) second; Rivers (C) third; l;Diktanc€-j-37 ft. 7 in. Pole vault: Bedamun (C) only ehtrant. Height—B ft. 6 in. Bropd jump: Baulkey (Q) first; I '

—, \ . y ' mShhEwM . IMS' ARRIVING in San Francisco from a tour of Europe and the Far East, Mrs. Eleanor Roosevelt is welcomed back oy sgn James; Asked : to comment on President Truman’s decision not to run for re-election, I she said she was “not particularly , surprised.” (International) ; .• ' ■ - h

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Bob Elliott Bought By New York Giants 1 -s . ' Shreveport. La., April 9.— (UP)— An elated manager Leo Durochef said today that newly-acquired slugger Bob Elliott would move right into Monte Irvin’s old clean-up spot in the New York Giants’ batting order. And Leo also indicated that Eh Hott, whom the Giants got from the Boston Braves last night in trade for pitcher Sheldon Jones and about $50,000 in cash, would probably open the 1952 season next week in Irvin’s old left field position. The 35-year-old Elliott, a righthanded power hitter the Giants hope will find the short left field wall in the Polo grounds “easy pickiu’s,” has played at third base for the last five years with the Braves. But it was pointed out by Giant officials here that belting 'Bob originally broke into the majors ip 1939 as an outfielder with the Pittsburgh Pirates. Durocher, who would like to keep Bobby Thomson at third base, indicated he will give Elliott a thorough try in left field to see if he still has the speed tp play that slot. The price was a stiff one. Lumping together Jones; market the $50,000 cash package, and Elliott’s estimated $28,000 salary, the Giants shelled out almost SIOO,OOO n order to land Elliott. That could be figured as the cost of the ankle .hat Irvin broke in a slide in an exhibition game last week, for it was the loss of Monte’s booming bat that forced the Giants to this deal. Exhibition Baseball New York (A) 3, Charlotte (TrjSlatejl. Chicago (N) 5. St. Louis (A) 4. Washington (A) 10, Cincinnati (N)i9. St. Louis (N) Philadelphia (N) S. J A Brooklyn (N) 4, Boston (N) 1. I Philadelphia (A) 4, Boston (A) j. Chicago (A) 8. Pittsburgh (N) 4Cleveland (A) 5, New York (N) 0. Detroit (A) 10, Atlanta (SA) 4. ■ “ ' '-‘T "f I marketed through the facilities of the Ft. Wayne producers commission association. ■ \ Other officers of the association are Edwin Brown, vice-president, and Gorvin Briner, secretary treasurer. . . , i I ’ 4 , J

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w. Snyder, he was “declining participation in the blessings you of rer under your social security savings plan for self-employed people.” I The St. Joseph county Republi- \ an Candidate Cor state legislature aid he always paid his share of i octal security for employes at hit raphic arts business here—even 1 hough he oposped the principle of he social security program. v y 3- F’ ■ ’rade in a Good Town — Decatur